Reciprocal relationships between parental and scholastic homework assistance and students' academic functioning at elementary school.

ABSTRACT: Homework assistance is provided both by parents and by institutions, for example, full-day schools. Previous research found evidence that the quality of homework assistance - measured by three dimensions derived from the self-determination theory, namely, responsiveness, structure, and control - is reciprocally related with students' academic functioning (i.e., achievement and homework behavior). However, findings on parental homework assistance have been consistent only for the secondary level, whereas elementary school students have been studied less and previous results obtained for this population are inconclusive. Moreover, research on homework assistance that is given at school is scarce. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether reciprocal associations between the qu

SUBMITTER: Benckwitz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231229 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature